I keep freshwater tanks only. I had no idea that saltwater could look like this. I like this way more than the blue light reef tanks. This is truly making me want to try this out some day.
@@apdroidgeek1737 I couldn't keep either of them lol. I think with saltwater you just gotta spend a lot of money to make it work, I tried to do it cheap with minimal equipment and I can't really keep much.
This is great, On the actual reef, macro algae can be as common as coral depending on the habitat. I really feel many reefers either forget, or never know what is it actually like out there. Some tanks look more like a Pixar movie than an actual ecosystem.
So so so proud that the reefing community has opened up to showing more of this macro niche ♥️ I feel incredible joy for Dennis that he is able to share his passion on your channel and that you took interest in what he does. Amazing video and I’m so glad macroalgae is finally taking off!! You guys are innovating and inspiring creators! ✨
Dennis has incredible tanks! I see macroalgae dominated tanks becoming ever more popular in the future. Also, wow! I saw that little shoutout! Thank you!
I absolutely love his tanks and he hits the nail on the head when it comes to algae only tanks. Absolutely gorgeous, especially when you get different color macros together.
Very nice work Tobias! It's Travis owner of "WolfDaddysReef" thanks so much for featuring my tank. This is such an interesting slice of the hobby. Coming from the freshwater planted side, we would often mock the "blued-out" unnatural look of reef tanks. Most reef tanks are so formulaic and do not follow the aesthetics championed by people like Takashi Amano. Tanks like Tigahboy's are the reason I left freshwater. I can see freshwater aqascapers picking up macro tanks and doing so much with them, I even messaged Juris JS to try a salt water aquascape.
@@seafriendlyreef @Tigahboy I want to get into Macro algae for my green puffer (topaz puffer) tank. It's currently running at SG of 1.015 salinity. Which species do you think would do well? I have no issues with increasing the salinity at this point either. These algae are kind of hard to track down in the Netherlands. Any tips on getting some on the european market? Ps. Thanks for doing the write-up on the website!
Stunning! Made me want to give it a try for myself. I love aquascaped freshwater tanks - and this looks just as good 👍 and it's nice that you don't need to have a big tank with massively expensive and complicated equipment 🙂
Well done on your tanks. I absolutely love macroalgae reef tanks. Some species are almost impossible to find but sometimes you get lucky from live rock!
I started a pico macroalgae tank and like coral, algae can be just as addictive. If you want more, we just did a podcast with Dennis on the Reef News Network!
Moin Tobi, auch mal was anderes, cool. durch deine Videos werden viele angesteckt zum Beispiel das floating Reef 👍 wie immer ein tolles Video, bleib gesund.
These are great aquariums. In fact in the most stunning reefs in the sea you have always macroalgae present. In order to have a natural looking and running tank there should be many kinds of creatures and algae. I always liked this kind of tanks. Me myself I'm running such kind of tanks, too...
Absolutely stunningly gorgeous. I tried this in a larger scale but bubble algae decided to invade and proved more devastating than Thanos. I may try again on a smaller scale.
Hi from the UK where macro algae is near on impossible to find. I have tangs in my 750lt display tank so I keep my small collection of macro algae in my sump with my 10+ year old clowns and their bubble tip nem and a few soft corals. this vid has got me thinking about setting up s second system again.
Thanks for this mate! I only have 2 planted tanks and most of the plants are epiphytes like java fern. That i could grow with plant growth light. Should be amazing to explore new things like saltwater planted tank
I think saltwater light companies should take a hint from freshwater light companies - why are planted tank lights so much better looking than saltwater lights?? Come on guys, make more sleek modern lights for us salties!!
Regarding the LED light, imo it's inspired by Cinescraper. The guy uses yellow LED bar behind his tanks when shooting and it works magnificently on the overall color's temp and mood tone. It makes his vids not only unique but brings out the best color of his tanks. The same thing was applied here but you have to be more creative with reef tank because the color scheme is wild and psychedelic af!
Awesome content yet again Toby. I don't suppose you know a good source for different Macro algae's in Germany do you? Since I moved here from England, I'm struggling to find a good source for them!
I have been thinking about doing this. I have a questions, with all the macro algae in the tank, does it act as a Refugium? Will i need less filtration?
Very nice , I think a mandarin and a heavy population of pods in those style tanks would be perfect together , the tank is basically a refugium , could that be my next build🤔
Ich liebe die Aquarien von TigaboyH20 die Hintergrundbeleuchtung hab ich mir bei ihm angeschaut 😋 und mein ADA 60 p auch mit einer Süßwasser LED betrieben genau wie er .
As a seasoned fish keeper at saltwater I’d say it’s not easy as having a soft coral tank These algae’s need dosing of iron and nutrients constantly or will die Stable environment free of algae and so on You guys are fooling yourselves thinking that’s done easily it’s not and it’s salt which means you need keep salinity and Kh in check buddy😂
I keep freshwater tanks only. I had no idea that saltwater could look like this. I like this way more than the blue light reef tanks. This is truly making me want to try this out some day.
Awesome to hear that Addi! Thank you
I feel the same exact way. It's so beautiful 😍
Don’t fool yourself
The macro algae requires stables environment to survive it’s not like plug and play
This looks so much better than most saltwater tanks, idk why macroalgae isnt the norm in the hobby
More finicky than freshwater plants, I think I am planning on turning my failing macro tank into a planted tank.
macroalgae are really hard to take care of compared to corals.
and sometimes you cant have both, people who wanna keep saltwater are usually into vibrant corals not some plants.
@@apdroidgeek1737 I couldn't keep either of them lol. I think with saltwater you just gotta spend a lot of money to make it work, I tried to do it cheap with minimal equipment and I can't really keep much.
Because it’s harder than corals
This is great, On the actual reef, macro algae can be as common as coral depending on the habitat. I really feel many reefers either forget, or never know what is it actually like out there. Some tanks look more like a Pixar movie than an actual ecosystem.
I agree. I’ve got both corals and plants/ macro algae in my display tank. It’s a nice natural balance.
can sea anemone's be kept with macro algae and coral? All three in an aquarium would look beautiful.
So so so proud that the reefing community has opened up to showing more of this macro niche ♥️ I feel incredible joy for Dennis that he is able to share his passion on your channel and that you took interest in what he does. Amazing video and I’m so glad macroalgae is finally taking off!! You guys are innovating and inspiring creators! ✨
Thank you so so much for that awesome feedback! Much love from Germany to you
I like the use of macro algae as a way of having a planted tank but in a saltwater version
It’s much harder than thag
Dennis has incredible tanks! I see macroalgae dominated tanks becoming ever more popular in the future. Also, wow! I saw that little shoutout! Thank you!
Yes man, can't wait to cut your video ;)
Love seeing the different sides of the hobby!
Thank you for that feedback ;)
I absolutely love his tanks and he hits the nail on the head when it comes to algae only tanks. Absolutely gorgeous, especially when you get different color macros together.
You keep throwing surprises out. Stunning. Never seen any setups focussing on algae. Really good.
yes man, me too haha
Very nice work Tobias! It's Travis owner of "WolfDaddysReef" thanks so much for featuring my tank. This is such an interesting slice of the hobby. Coming from the freshwater planted side, we would often mock the "blued-out" unnatural look of reef tanks. Most reef tanks are so formulaic and do not follow the aesthetics championed by people like Takashi Amano. Tanks like Tigahboy's are the reason I left freshwater. I can see freshwater aqascapers picking up macro tanks and doing so much with them, I even messaged Juris JS to try a salt water aquascape.
I’ve watched this many times. Thank you again for the feature! 🙏
Haha great man! Didn't know that you have channel too buddy
@@seafriendlyreef @Tigahboy
I want to get into Macro algae for my green puffer (topaz puffer) tank. It's currently running at SG of 1.015 salinity. Which species do you think would do well? I have no issues with increasing the salinity at this point either.
These algae are kind of hard to track down in the Netherlands. Any tips on getting some on the european market?
Ps. Thanks for doing the write-up on the website!
@Tigahboy please start a youtube about your tanks, there's nobody else who does macroalgae here.
Stunning! Made me want to give it a try for myself. I love aquascaped freshwater tanks - and this looks just as good 👍 and it's nice that you don't need to have a big tank with massively expensive and complicated equipment 🙂
His tanks look awesome! I want to try a macro algae tank now. So cool! Thanks for sharing.✌🏼
Thank you Danny! Yes maybe a cool idea for your great channel :D
Ohhh, I talked to them on Reddit for a bit a while ago and they gave me some more details on their tanks. So amazing!
I love this type of saltwater aquarium 😍.
Nice to hear man! :D
Well done on your tanks. I absolutely love macroalgae reef tanks. Some species are almost impossible to find but sometimes you get lucky from live rock!
I started a pico macroalgae tank and like coral, algae can be just as addictive. If you want more, we just did a podcast with Dennis on the Reef News Network!
Where abouts do you live? Wish i could see your tank
Awesome! :)
I never seen this type of saltwater tank before! It was amazing!
Nice thanks! :)
Moin Tobi, auch mal was anderes, cool. durch deine Videos werden viele angesteckt zum Beispiel das floating Reef 👍 wie immer ein tolles Video, bleib gesund.
Vielen Lieben Dank! Bleib du bitte auch fit und gesund ;)
Das ist wirklich inspirierend, da denke ich doch glatt auch mal drüber nach!
Das würde ich definitiv supporten! Habe auch mega Bock drauf bekommen
@@seafriendlyreef möglicherweise habe ich gerade ein 60x25x20cm Weißglasbecken bei Emmel in Auftrag gegeben... :D
Wunderschön. Und so klar.
Love your videos. So relaxing to listen to during my hectic work day 😊
WOW thank you for that feedback! :D
This is awesome! Great job Dennis. Thanks for the video guys!
Thank you so much! :D
These are great aquariums. In fact in the most stunning reefs in the sea you have always macroalgae present. In order to have a natural looking and running tank there should be many kinds of creatures and algae. I always liked this kind of tanks. Me myself I'm running such kind of tanks, too...
Awesome! Here in Germany it is soo rare :(
And another super cool video
In your IKEA kallax reef video I saw a tropic marin test kit what do you think of that dude.
Thank you!
yes but I have to say that normally I just send my analytics in so I do not test very often :D
You tricked me here haha, for a moment i thought its a freshwater aquarium. It looks amazing.
@@chickenfish9993 hey buddy nice to see you here, i remember you from my comment section 👍
Haha I first thought that too
Beautiful! I always had it in my mind to do this when my gallery is up. Now I want it even more haha
Nice thanks! :) haha me too
such an interting tanks full of algae- but still look amazing and realxing to eyes. ❤️👍
I love saltwater ALGAE!!! Great video!
Been a big fan of his macro algae tanks! 👍
Absolutely! Thank you for the feedback! :D
that macro is so beautiful
Realy nice I've been thinking off doing this in a big section off my sump instead off just basic refugium 👍🏽
Absolutely stunningly gorgeous.
I tried this in a larger scale but bubble algae decided to invade and proved more devastating than Thanos.
I may try again on a smaller scale.
Wish you all the best for your project! :D
I really adore planted saltwater tanks. I have four reefs, but they're all corals; kind of wish I had done one of these.
Thank you so much, and yes that is a fantastic shaping style!
Hi from the UK where macro algae is near on impossible to find. I have tangs in my 750lt display tank so I keep my small collection of macro algae in my sump with my 10+ year old clowns and their bubble tip nem and a few soft corals. this vid has got me thinking about setting up s second system again.
Haha great idea!
Macro only. Coral only.
Cant they both exist in the display tank together with fish and inverts?
Great video. Thanx
Can with caution some algae will kill corals
Truly, much adorable tank ever 😍
Nice thanks! :)
Dennis is the man!
Absolutely!
This is a great example of a tidepool and marine biotope set up. 👏🏻 low maintenance?
Thanks for this mate! I only have 2 planted tanks and most of the plants are epiphytes like java fern. That i could grow with plant growth light.
Should be amazing to explore new things like saltwater planted tank
Absolutely! :D
I think saltwater light companies should take a hint from freshwater light companies - why are planted tank lights so much better looking than saltwater lights?? Come on guys, make more sleek modern lights for us salties!!
Often saltwater looks horrible on pictures because of the blue spectrum ;/ that's hard for some cameras
Wow, it's gorgeous. Just not easy to find different species of macroalgae. I only see 3 kinds regularly available.
Yes also here in Germany ;/ so hard to find!
Beautiful just beautiful
Nice thanks! :)
Regarding the LED light, imo it's inspired by Cinescraper. The guy uses yellow LED bar behind his tanks when shooting and it works magnificently on the overall color's temp and mood tone. It makes his vids not only unique but brings out the best color of his tanks. The same thing was applied here but you have to be more creative with reef tank because the color scheme is wild and psychedelic af!
Great! Please do more Vids with macroAgaie, I'd like to try a large tank with MA using only a HOB filter.
Nice idea! :D
That's are very nice aquariums.
excellent, sea water with fresh water spirit tank !
I'm a planted tank guy, I'd love to give this a shot if I could find available salt water plants 😮
I keep dragon breathe macroalgae in my 75 gallon reef w tons of corals. Keep my water crystal clear!
Beautiful. Just subscribed
Nice thanks! :)
Gorgeous!
A miniature seahorse in the bigger tank would look amazing
Awesome!
Thank you!
Impressive!
Great with seahorses 👍🏻
This is such a great idea!
In in der Meerwasseraquaristik sind selbst die Algen schön 😻. Schöne Becken und guter Ansatz das Algenrefugium direkt im Becken 😜
Haha das stimmt tatsächlich, sehr platzsparend quasi :D
great tank!!
Creative!
Love it!
Awesome content yet again Toby. I don't suppose you know a good source for different Macro algae's in Germany do you? Since I moved here from England, I'm struggling to find a good source for them!
Nice thanks! :) Hm no not really, I try to find someone but it is very hard :/
@@seafriendlyreef I think I’ve found a source that posts to Europe...
Do you have to have a waver and a skimmer in a tank with just Alge and no fish or coral?
What type of wave maker is he using for those tiny tanks?
I love the why @1:00 haha
haha thanks! :)
2:44 What is that light????? anyone know?
Interesting to see someone try something a bit different. I think it needs seahorses though.
Nice idea Bill!
I agree. Seems like a macro-algae tank would be great for sea horses right?
Wie immer top content :)
Gruß Sebi
Danke dir! :D
¿qué lentes objetivo y qué cámara utilizó para tomar esas imágenes ? sorprendente !!
Hi, what do you supplement every week to maintain an aquarium like this? What differences are there in integrations with a coral aquarium? Thanks
That stuff sucks all your KH very fast dude must dose a lot of it and iron
I have been thinking about doing this. I have a questions, with all the macro algae in the tank, does it act as a Refugium? Will i need less filtration?
It would be nice to see the algae names and placement?
I honestly would prefer a macro algae tank over a coral tank anyday.
This tank looks like my refugium 😎
haha yes it is a refugium xD
Very nice , I think a mandarin and a heavy population of pods in those style tanks would be perfect together , the tank is basically a refugium , could that be my next build🤔
Yes great idea! :D
is macro algae easy to find and buy?
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Sensacional esse plantado marinho 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👊🏻👊🏻🔥🔥🇧🇷🇧🇷
Calvetti, eles devem ter que jogar fosfato e nitrato pra essas algas né, deve ser tudo zerado. Se nao elas morrem
5:04 name of this algae in right corner please ❤️ ( green tree)
I know this is an old comment but it's Pine Cone Plant- Stem Macro Algae
Very cool ;)
Are these tanks more difficult to maintain than a nano reef with corals?
Hello mate do you know from where I can buy branching red algae?
Parabéns pela montagem!
Ich liebe die Aquarien von TigaboyH20 die Hintergrundbeleuchtung hab ich mir bei ihm angeschaut 😋 und mein ADA 60 p auch mit einer Süßwasser LED betrieben genau wie er .
This is very different.
Quallen Aquarium würde mich sehr interessieren
Ich bin an einem dran, jedoch nicht leicht zu finden muss ich sagen :D
@@seafriendlyreef sehr geil. Jop, ich wollt mich erkundigen aber finde nicht wirklich gute infos dazu.
Does anyone here know a good source for macro algae in the EU? I can only find UK and US stores that don’t ship here.
Not to my taste but to each is own
Gibt es das Video auch in Deutsch?
Beautiful macro tanks! But this music sounds odd and creepy.. 😅
Me, a freshwater guy: what? They want algae?
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Do u sell to india
From experience, he needs way more fish. He wouldn't be dosing as much. The fish waist does wonders.
Some Macroalgea are not easy to keep
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I say yeah to it all, but not the bubble algae. That stuff has got to go L:)
He talk just like Javis :D
Il tyid soon
Du musst mal zu MontanaBlack, wäre schön zu sehen.
Das wäre nice, ist schwer an ihn ranzukommen leider :/
As a seasoned fish keeper at saltwater I’d say it’s not easy as having a soft coral tank
These algae’s need dosing of iron and nutrients constantly or will die
Stable environment free of algae and so on
You guys are fooling yourselves thinking that’s done easily it’s not and it’s salt which means you need keep salinity and Kh in check buddy😂